Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the environmental factors
From: Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Public Hospitals: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Variable | Mean | Std. Dev. | Quartiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25% | 50% (Median) | 75% | |||
Population of catchment area (n) | 72,629 | 71,474 | 26,865 | 56,528 | 89,036 |
Saudi (%) | 90.7 | 6.05 | 87.53 | 91.81 | 95.62 |
Non-Saudi (%) | 9.3 | 6.05 | 4.38 | 8.19 | 12.47 |
Male (%) | 44.2 | 7.6 | 41.05 | 44.77 | 49.51 |
Female (%) | 55.8 | 7.6 | 50.49 | 55.23 | 58.95 |
Children 0–5 years (%) | 7.0 | 7.12 | 2.20 | 4.34 | 8.44 |
Children > 5–15 years (%) | 6.9 | 3.39 | 4.22 | 6.65 | 8.48 |
Adults > 15–45 years (%) | 27.8 | 14.14 | 18.68 | 25.36 | 38.43 |
Adults > 45–65 years (%) | 37.0 | 12.97 | 28.21 | 38.82 | 44.49 |
Elderly > 65 years (%) | 20.5 | 9.89 | 12.20 | 19.13 | 27.39 |
Infectious disease (%) | 17.6 | 14.40 | 3366 | 8362 | 16,707 |
Chronic disease cases (%) | 82.4 | 14.40 | 27,996 | 47,119 | 91,789 |
Antimicrobial prescriptions (n) | 480,160 | 678,679 | 45,200 | 156,484 | 597,543 |
Chronic-meds prescriptions (n) | 1,206,603 | 1,695,256 | 94,652 | 326,030 | 1,790,810 |
POP Financial Hardship (n) | 813 | 1232 | 215 | 510 | 943 |
POP social-economic supp. (n) | 45,954.5 | 6428.9 | 1198 | 2206 | 4249 |